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“We cannot continue to invest in the same service models of the past. We need a radical shift in how the NHS sees itself, from a hospital service for the ill, to a nationwide service to keep us healthy.”

“Bowel cancer is four distinct diseases, each with a different prognosis,” BBC News reports after new research suggests there are four genetic sub-types of bowel cancer. It’s hoped adapting treatment to each type will lead to better outcomes.

An increase in health visitor numbers expected in Scotland over the next three years has been highlighted as having the potential to play a key role in tackling health inequalities among young children.

“One in three people born in the UK this year will suffer from some form of dementia in their lifetime,” Sky News reports. This is the stark finding of a report commissioned by Alzheimer’s Research UK and carried out by the private research institute the Office of Health Economics.

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